| 5300 | Philosophers have interpreted the world, but the point is to change it |
| 24314 | Once religion is unmasked, the task of philosophy is to unmask other types of self-estrangement |
| 5297 | Whether human thinking can be 'true' must be decided in practice, not theory |
| 22598 | The authentic self exists at the level of class, rather than the individual [Dunt] |
| 5298 | The human essence is not found in individuals but in social relations |
| 23874 | Armies and businesses create moralities in which their activity can do no wrong [Weil] |
| 22001 | The real will of the cooperative will replace the 'will of the people' |
| 21991 | The middle class gain freedom through property, but workers can only free all of humanity [Singer] |
| 21990 | Theory is as much a part of a revolution as material force is |
| 22971 | In moving from capitalism to communism a revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat is needed |
| 24309 | An ideology is largely false, is biased and unevidenced, and supports the ruling class [Edwards,J/Leiter,B] |
| 24311 | Ideologists think their theories drive social forces, when they are actually mere symptoms |
| 24310 | Young Hegelians think the conflict only concerns concepts and ideas |
| 18662 | Liberal freedom is the right to be separate, and ignores the union of man with man |
| 23372 | Liberals want the right to be separate, rather than for people to be united |
| 20576 | Early Marx anticipates communitarian objections to liberalism [Oksala] |
| 21989 | Man is dominated by money, which is the essence of his alienation |
| 24303 | Alienation is from the product, the work, the human achievement, and from fellow humans [Edwards,J/Leiter,B] |
| 23862 | By saying the material dialectic of history aspires to the best, Marx agreed with capitalism [Weil] |
| 23875 | Marx says force is everything, and that the weak will become strong, while remaining the weak [Weil] |
| 18653 | Marx rejected equal rights because they never actually treat people as equals [Kymlicka] |
| 24305 | The dictatorship of the proletariat is just a transition stage to a classless society |
| 24308 | The working class will gradual exclude social classes and their antagonisms |
| 24307 | The proletariat will become the ruling class, wresting all capital, and centralising production |
| 21999 | False consciousness results from concealment by the superstructure [Singer] |
| 20577 | Even decently paid workers still have their produce bought with money stolen from them |
| 21995 | Must production determine superstructure, or could it be the other way round? [Singer] |
| 21996 | Freedom only comes when labour is no longer necessary |
| 22970 | Freedom is making the state subordinate to its society |
| 22969 | People who only have their labour power are the slaves of those permitting them to work |
| 22000 | From each according to his ability, to each according to his need |
| 21994 | The handmill gives feudalism, the steam mill capitalism |
| 20958 | Capitalism changes the world, by socialising the idea of a commodity [Bowie] |
| 23876 | The essence of capitalism is the subordination of people to things [Weil] |
| 20960 | Marx thought capitalism was partly liberating, and could make labour and ownership more humane [Bowie] |
| 24306 | The bourgeoisie now control society, through modern industry and markets |
| 22972 | Bourgeois 'freedom of conscience' just tolerates all sorts of religious intolerance |
| 24316 | Private property is self-interested freedom, rather than freedom through community |
| 24315 | The state pretends that inequalities are non-political, but takes their influence for granted |
| 20519 | Marxists say liberal rights are confrontational, and liberal equality is a sham [Wolff,J] |
| 7128 | Religion is the opium of the people, and real happiness requires its abolition |
| 5299 | Religious feeling is social in origin |